A Resolution Of Dreams

by James Qualls

Overview

The Resolutionist's Agenda: Three Hours Ago.

There is a balance to everything, the duality of Yin & Yang. But magic comes in threes. The transition; usually signaled by the arrival of a comet, begins. The trials commence, the mythology finds its footing and builds, tempered in fire by the evil that wants them to fail. Wholesomeness and decency have fallen out of favor. They rankle the nightmares who prefer the world dark. Snow White's lookalike has been poisoned. Prince Charming was bankrupted and sold into bondage.

It has all been building to here. The cast of Gathering & Persistence failed to comprehend the rules of the game. Every two thousand years, a transformation takes place, and the world changes. But for a smooth transition, the pieces had to be gathered. Temperaments grew and matured. A cast of wanderers, warriors, and wisdom seekers; discovered. A new group, forged in fire, came together. They joined the ancients that kept the pieces in play. Christmas is indeed a feeling, a gift that needs earning. Christmas is not a given, but there are protectors, and always, there are two. Santa Claus is not a person. It is a couple.

A thousand individual pieces. A million clues. If we find our hearts, we get paradise again. You see, God works in mysterious ways. But it has given us free will and placed the clues in plain sight; our story, written and preserved in the library of forever. With any jigsaw puzzle, you start with the edges and follow the colors. The patterns begin to build with every piece laid until the bigger picture emerges. But God has a sense of humor, and it's not until you set yourself free that you see the depth of it.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798331414399
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	06/20/2024
Series:	The Dreams Saga , #3
Pages:	278
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.69(d)

About the Author

I have been many things in this life. On September 30, 2011, I walked into an ASPCA in Florida and discovered Leonardo Garfield. The circumstances of how and why I was there, I will tell at another time. What you need to know here is that I had no intention of adopting a seven-week-old kitten and writing a novel. Sometimes though, the universe does not respond to the 'intent of the observer.' It has other plans. In caring for him, I found a story. Days of constant care and observation revealed not just the beauty of his journey, but also one of wonder and play. Searching for aid and answers led me down a rabbit hole of discovery.

This book, A Resolution of Dreams, is the final in the trilogy I began in 2016. It is the completion of a promise I made to my grandfather, Cugh, in 1966. After giving me a journal, he wanted me to tell him a tall tale, a whopper, he said. I am sure he was busy and hedging his bet about keeping an eight-year-old kid entertained for two weeks. Still, he had planted the thought, and I pledged my commitment during that summer. Despite that, Adamsville, Tennessee, held other adventures for us, and I never got around to it. These books are that promise fulfilled; this is his story. I do not know that I have delivered his whopper, but I gave it my all. The thing is, the world has changed drastically since then. The books are his tale discovered in hindsight, of my choices and consequences, of lost and newly encountered friends. It became a tale of courage and redemption; it became a roadmap to finding my way out of the darkness that was growing in the world, back into the light. I rediscovered the magic behind a childhood I was lucky enough to experience.

My life was always building to here. A Persistence rises within the dreams my grandparents planted; the cast of Gathering is in trouble. Every two thousand years, a transformation takes place, and the world changes. But for a smooth transition, the pieces all have to align. Temperaments and attributes fully develop. A cast of wanderers and warriors need discovery. A new group, forged in fire, comes together. A mentor. A child. A plant elemental. A God. A Trickster. A Dragon. A soulmate.

As usual, any errors are on me; I tried to catch them all; I am sure I probably did not. But, I figure if I keep you entertained, you might forgive me for missing a comma or two. I hope that you find something you enjoy, something that touches your heart.

James Qualls
November 17, 2020

Editorial Reviews

It's a love story at heart. The love of a boy and his cat and the journey the universe sets them on. It is not the world we know by any means, but that is what makes it special. This book throws it all against the wall, what sticks, turns out to be a lot of fun. What doesn't, is still messy goodness. What started with 'A Gathering' roars to 'Resolution' in a time jumping race to save Christmas by the very hearts we met in the first two book. Hold on tight, OSHA is here, "Time Loop in ...3,2,1"

Ruby's Grill & Gossip - Ruby Waggoner-Kemp

The novel begins with a fantastical historical claim. In 19th century Egypt, a large number of pyramids were discovered, part of a network called the "Band of Peace." It delves into fantastical ideas about healing with sound waves and Admiral Byrd's supposed discovery of an inner Earth. It's the grumpmuffins and ticklemonks who come out of the inner Earth who steal the story. It will take them all to complete a coming transformation, destiny, and a reinterpretation of Santa Claus.

The Adamsville Local - Cugh Meek